Information about #442B55 color
Basic facts about this digital color
A mildly saturated blue-purple violet, #442B55 occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Expect to see shades like this in balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Scarlet Gum (#4A2D57). Slightly further away sit Grapevine (#43254F) and Dark Mulberry (#4D2759).
Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(68, 43, 85)), which gives #442B55 its character. On this background, white text reaches a 12.2:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 1.7:1. For print, note the heavy black component (K:67) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. #442B55 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.
#442B55 color variations
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#442B55 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#442B55 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#442B55 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#442B55 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#442B55 color harmonies
Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.
Complementary
Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
Analogous
Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #442B55 color
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Nearest named colors to #442B55
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#4A2D57
#43254F
#4D2759
#3F2E4C
#4F2D54
#3A2759
#3D325D
#372D52
#452C63
#3B2A60
#3A2860
#431C53
#442B55 color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#442B55
- RGB68, 43, 85
- CMYK7, 16, 0, 67
- CSSrgb(68, 43, 85)
- HSL276°, 33%, 25%
- HSL Precise275.714°, 32.813%, 25.098%
- HSV276°, 49%, 33%
- HSB276°, 49%, 33%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.267
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.169
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.333
- GLSLvec3(0.267, 0.169, 0.333)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.267, 0.169, 0.333, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.267, 0.169, 0.333)
- Percentage of Red in RGB26.7%
- Percentage of Green in RGB16.9%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB33.3%
- Color FamilyViolet
- Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
- Lightness FamilyNeutral
- HEX ID442B55
- DECIMAL ID4467541
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers10 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
